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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
LOCAL SREWTIeS.

Warden Coffin was in the city yesterday.
Superintendent Van Tassel went to
waverly this morning.
VIM. Thornton. the sewing machine man,
is about establishing branch store at New
Carlisle.
Mr.. O. F. Humphreys. q student at the
university of Michigan. is the guest Of
Springfield friends.
Henry Burns, drunk and diSorderly; Tom
Moody and Hattie Moody, disorderly. and
Gill Hubbard. drunk, were arrested yester-
day and last night.
Mr.. Aaron Bentzel. of the firm Of Kelley
4 Bentzel. went To London yesterday 10
nut in the foundation for 3 large sarcoph-
agus. which the firm is building for the
Watson family.
All members of the city council are re-
Quested to be present at the meeting to-
night. as the market house matter and
other questions Of great Importance will be
brought up for consideration.
John Miller of Clark county drove up to
dreSsmaker'S in Osborn Saturday. and
left satin dolman in his buggy at the
door. When he went to leave, the dOlman
was gone. No clue as to the thief.-Nenia
Gazette.
f. y. Tibbetts is suffering with severe
attack OF rheumatism, with which he has
been afflicted for couple of months past.
Mrs. l.. Bancroft, OF Clifton avenue, has
been confined TO the house Tor several
weeks with same disease.
Lieutenant Zweislerand Detective Kirby.
of the Dayton police force, were allowed
SiO0 by the county commissioners for cap
turing Jennings, the hurSe-thief, and secur-
Ing the return of the horses. They laid
claim to SI0O in each Of three cases.
Mrs. NJ. Bowser of east Water street en-
tertaineds number of the young friends of
her grandson, Master Willie McCuddy, on
Saturday evening. The little folks had a
happy time. .-Xenia Gazette. Master VIII
lie is the little son of Mr.. Harry McCuddy
of this city.
Marshal Flanagan. of Kenton, passed
through the city this morning en- route fol
Dayton. lie had with him two prisoners,
Elmore Sloane and Elmore Twichler, both
convicted of malicious destruction of prop
erty. and each fined $40 and costs and sen,
fenced 10 the Dayton work-house for 81
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01

cOntendng that no one member of the
board had right 10 dictate the action of
board lie urged that the board should do
this in simple justice to the teacher. Mr..
Brigham thought that the matter ought to
he referred to the committee, that it might
properly investigate the case.
Mr.. Morrow moved to amend Mr.. Beck's
motion by admitting the child this Tues
day. morning and having the case investi-
gated by the committee as soon as posi-
BILE.
The motion as amended was carried.
Other cases of the same character will prob
| ably be investigated by this committee. 1t
is said that FlOssie Scott, a niece of Dr.
| Spaulding, has also had some trouble with
the same teacher. Miss Kate Altman.
On motion. President LOrenz was added
to the committee on discipline for this in
| veStgatiOn.
On motion of Mr.. Holden the committee
on supplies was instructed to purchase clocks
for the Pearl street building.
On motion it was decided that the board
meet as a committee of the whole on
Thursday afternoon to examine the heating
apparatus of the Pearl street building.
The board then adjourned.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
A CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.
Novel Method of Treating Patients
Devised by "a French Physician,

A Novel Method of Treating Patients
Devised by French Physician.
A novel method OF treating patients suffer
ing from phthisis is described in the current
number of The Medical Record. 1t was de-
vised by French physician, DR.. Borgeon, Of
LYONS, who has been applying it for two
wears to cases of chronic pulmonary and
throat disease. The results are said to he re-
markable In acute general phthisis there
has been an arrest of the progress of the
disease and cure in a few months. In ad-
vanced consumption marked improvement OF
symptoms is rapidly secured, night sweats
ceasing and the cough becoming less harass-
ing. Two hundred cases have been treated
with singular success by DIR. Borgeon in Ly-
ons, where the climate is unfavOrable for con-
sumptives. His method has been introduced
in the hospitals there and in Paris, and the
medical authorities are favOrably impressed
with it
The treatment consists of daily injections by
enema of medicated gases. Carbonic acid
gas when introduced into the system by this
method is found to be harmless and painless.
Sulphuretted hydrogen Is mingled with it,
the entire structure of the lungs is permeated
by the medicated gas and remarkable cura-
tive effects are observed. The carbonic acid
gas is practically inert when taken up by the
veins of the intestines, but the sulphurous gas
reaches every particle of diseased tissue III the
lungs and throat, and is eliminated from the
system in the process OF expiration. The
volume of gas used is very large. At the
outset a single ltre is introduced, but the
quantity is rapidly increased TO ten or twelve
Iir,,aS for each iui.Ctlgn
The results of this new system of treating
consumption are 50 well vouched for that we
commend the subject to the critical examina-
! ton of medical circles in this country. Con
sumption is the chief scourge of the Atlantic
seaboard Any departure in therapeutics SC
radical as this French method deserves to bt
thoroughly investigated and adequately
Ipsted in American hospitals, DR.. Bergeou
j. not a scioliSt, but a reputable physician OF
.arge practice aGd good standing. If hi:
method is as effective and successful as he as
serts it merits general atteEtiOn from the
profession i'll the United States. New GorS
FL
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01

Some curious incidents drift to the surface
long after the events of which they were a
part have passed by. Thus was talking the
other day with Mr.. Sadler, the big pork
packer of Fulton street, when something was
said about the Pittsburg riots, which brought
to his mind the queer case Of a Pittsburg
stockman named Glass. Glass was an old
man and at the Tins of the riots was nffii tied
with a combination of asthma, consumption
and rheumatism. There did not seem to be
enough blood in his veins to warrant the be-
lief that he had a heart One of his peculiar
ities was that he always carried great
leather pOcketbook eight or ten inches in
length in the inside pocket of his waistcoat.
He was so fearful of taking cold that after
he had removed it from his pocket for any
purpose he never put it back without warm
ing it at the fire.
For over a quarter Of a century it had been
his daily habit to go down through the Pitts
burg railroad yards TO the Liberty stock
yards, where he did business. On the morn
ing after the great riot ne came Unexpectedly
upon the scene of devastation there. II was
a horrible sight, not only on account Of the
dead men lying around, but the general ruin
as well. The shock was 50 great that Glass
could scarcely return home, and he died
within twenty four hours.-New York Trib-
une
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01

Gooch's Mexican Syrup accomplished a
cure in this neighbOrhOod which has aston
ishei the people. 4 young lady Mis-
Davis was given up to die by her attend
lug physician. She had Lung Fever. The
doctor said she would die before morning,
and advised her friends TO discontinue his
medicine. as they were doing her no good.
Her parents had bottle Of your Mexican
Syrup and Liniment in the house. They at
once began to give the Syrup in doses one
hour apart. and frequently bathed her
chest with the Liniment Before morning
she was decidedly better, and after using
two bottles of each she is almost as well a.
ever. 1t was almost like raising the dead,
and has established the reputation of your
medicine here. J. &. J. Y. SANDS,
Trimble, Athens Co., o..
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
Erpe IrAde.

The reduction Of interval revenue AZ,
the taking of of revenue from Propre
tary Medicines, no doubt has largely bene-
fitted the consumers, as well as relieving the
burden of home manufacturers. Especially
is this the case with GREEN'S AUglIst
FOrcT and BOSChCc's German SVTltp. a.
the reduction Of thirty-SiN cents per dozen.
has been added to increase the size of the
bottles containing these remedies,
thereby giving one-ffth more medi-
cine in the - cent size. The august
FvOTcr Tor Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.
and the German Syrup for Cough and
LiverHtroubIes. have perhaps, the largest
sale of any other medicines in the world.
The advantage of increased size of the
bottles will be greatly appreciated by the
sick and afflicted. in every town and vii
lage in civilized countries. Sample bottles
for 10 cents remain the same size.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
THE DUFfi MALT WHISkEY CO.
Foch or, N. Y.
PHASES OF ITALIAN mTcHcRAFT


Curious Things Recommended for Pur-
poses of Lurk-A Strange Case.
From such persons You may hear that if
any one takes the eggs out Of ravens nest,
boils them so as to render them incapable of
incubation and replaces them the parent
birds viii fly 10 a brook and fetch thence
white stone Of the size and shape of the eggs
The stone. they say, it places carefully among
the eggs ant then sits on eggs and stone to
gether. The stone restores vitality to the
eggs, and after the brood is fledged and has
flown il is left behind in the nest 1t has,
however, suffered great change. II is now
semi-transparpnt, and in every respect except
its weight ana hardness is exactly like ar
egg. If 1t br placed near any poisoned food
the yelk begins To move Violently and thus
warns the fortunate pOsSeSsor Of his danger.
The lapwtng Is even more given to sorcery.
1t always deposits a stone the lie of a pea in
its hest. What Use il Is to the bird OF its
family no one seems to know, but II any one
finds 1t and PAGES 1t under the pillow of a
sleeping person he viii answer every ques-
tion that does not exceed the limits Of human
knowledge with perfect truth in tire language
in which it Is asked. The marvellous storiea
told Of seTTents are innumerab!e. There is
one about yard in length and as thick as
the upper part Of a strong mans arm. which
hamts dry wooded places II is 50 venomous
especially in Nay, that not only will the first
person it bites in that month die himself bat
any one who stands beside or comes 20 help
him viii share the same fate. If he falls be
meath tree that, too, or Il it be very large
ut least One-haf Of It viii be killed.
Again, serpents Of all kinds are very fop |
Of milk. In the old days, before the rail w =
was built a coachrlan who used to drive IN
the road between Fo--ia and Naples orce
fell asleep outside a little inn while his horses
We're batting. His mouth was open AID a
snake Crept down his throat After this he
felt unwell, though he did not know why,
and none of the doctors could tell what was
the matter with him. Al last he consulted
the professors of the University Of Naples
They hung him up by his feet and placed a
great bowl Of milk beneath his head The
snake, attracted BY the smell, crept cut to
drink, but still kept great part Of its body
in the mouth and throat Of the coachman.
\ young Doctor sprung forward, pulled it
out and threw it away, when it was killed
1t was about two and half feet in length.
After this the patient was as well as ever
Saturday Review
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01

Still these excursions are often taken as the
result of accident, for the lake is scanned with
cracks just large enough to admit the runner.
or course If the boat strikes the crack at
right angles it will pass over without diff
Guilty, but if the captain inadvertently runs
it upon one at an angle of, say forty-five de
grees, the course of the boat will sometimes
be changed so suddenly as TO send the whole
PARTY shooting across the ice. To avoid such
accidents the skipper generally straps himself
on; but it is no uncommon thing, II he Is a
little careless in his sailing, to have the bal
ancs of the party leave him unexpectedly.
But, of course, when ladies are aboard the
greatest care is taken to prevent such acci-
dents.
The speed attained by icehoats Is remark
able. With a favorable wind one of these
can travel at rate that will make a limited
express train blush for very shame 4 favor
able wind, by the way, does not mean a wind
over the stern; q wind on the beam is much
preferable to that With stern wind the
boat of course, can travel no faster than the
wind but with the wind from a more favor.
able quarter il can, The uninitiated will doubt
this assertion, but 1t Is true and has been proved
TO he so. II the uninitiated will stop to con-
slider the fact that, except when running be-
fore the wind, the motion of the boat is made
by the wind sliding of the sails, not pushing
from behind: that the iceboat is very light,
and its friction in passing over the ice almost
nothing. they will see how it can travel faster
than the force that propels it. II the sail
boat was not retarded so much by friction
with the water it could, on the same tackS,
travel at the same rate of speed as the ice
boat The wind wns not making sixty miles
an hour when your correspondent Travelled
five miles in five minutes.-Cor. Chicago
Herald
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
Total

| Mr.. Eidgely presented the bill of Nrtts 4
Stevenson, for S35 for supplies. which was
allowed and ordered paid.
Mr.. Ridgely presented the bill of Martin
| Moran for S25 for wallmg-up a we'll and
moved that an order be issued for its pay
ment.
| Mr. Holden moved that the bill be laid
over for two weeks. and that the matter in
the meantime be investigated by commit
tee. After some explanations. however.
| Mr.. Holden withdrew his motion. The bill
was then ordered paid.
| On motion of Mr.. Morrow. the question
| of purchasing aliases tor the schools was
referred TO the committee on text books.
Mr.. Prince stated that DIR. Edgar F.
| Smith reports on the examination of water
at the Shaffer street building that he had
found Impurities in il and that he deemed it
suspicious" 4 vote of thanks was ten
dered DIR. Smith.
Mr.. Kelley moved that the commit,
on music be instructed 10 receive bids on
| gong and on an organ for the Pearl streD.
building. Carried.
Mr. Beck moved that the building com
mittee be instructed TO fix the doors at the
| Oakland building. Carried.
Mr.. Holden moved that the Pearl street
building be opened next Monday. Car
ried.
Mr. Kelley moved that the committee
on building put few loads of gravel in
the Central school yard. Carried.
Mr.. Pence moved that the building com
mittee receive bids on connecting the Shafer
street building with the city water works.
Carried.
Mr.. Holden moved that child who has
been kept out of the Lagonda school for
nine weeks on account Of the diphtheria
scare, be admitted, the teacher having re-
fused TO admit the child.
Mr. Beck moved that the matter be re
ferrcd to the committee on discipline.
President LorenZ called Mr. Pence to the
chair and spoke on the question.
The child'S name is Flora Butler. Nj.
LOrenz cOnteuded that the teacher had
violated the rules Of the board. by not re-
ceiving the child, Mr.. Holden having told
Mr. Butler to send his child to the school
and the teacher having refused to receive
her and referred the matter to Supern-
tendent White.
Mr. Miller took the floor aud made a
speech in favor of referring the matter 10
the proper committee for consideration,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01

Empress Elizabeth of Austro- Hungary re-
Gently visited the Vienna lunatic asylum
with the wife of Prince Karl Theodore, her
brother, the famous OculiSt. Nearly all the
mad men and women recognized the empress,
who had visited the place before, and several
noblenen kissed her hands while the women
knelt 10 receive her blessing. One lunatic
approached her majesty and said: mo one
would ever think You were a grandmother.
There was such touch of hattcry combined
with the oryosite sentiment in this that the
empress br, Re into uproarious laughter and
asked the iGnatic's name and if she were
curable She was told she was and her
majesty Immediately ordered that anything
the woman wanted should be charged to the
imperial purss-Foreign Letter
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
The senses as Anected by Sex.

If the senses are taken seriatim II viii
be evident that they are not parallel in
men and women. The latter possess in a
much greater degree the perfection of the
sense Of touch; those occupations that re-
quire extreme delicacy Of manipulS ton,
such as lace making, embroidery, bead
stringing, etc, are therefore usually fol-
lowed by women. As regards the sense
OF hearing, we are not aware of any eX-
periments or observations on the relative
psgfection Of the sense in the two sexes:
and the same may be said as regards the
sense of sight, which appears to be
equally acute in women and in men. In
the extreme delicacy of taste it is probable
that men excel Whether they do SO
naturally or in consequence of the cultiva
ton of mems palates, is, perhaps, moot
question; but that they excel not only rs
gourmauds but also as gOurmets may he
accepted as an established fact, and tbs
accurate perception of the delicate shades
Of difference distinguishing different
brands and vintages Of wine is much
more frequently found in men than in
women.
As regards the sense Of smell. some eX-
ceedingly conclusive experiments have
been made by some American savants
which appear to subvert our preconceived
opinions The experiments were per-
formed with prussic acid and other
strongly odorous substances on forty-four
males and thirty females, and it
was found that in nearly ali cases the
sense of smell was about double as acute
in men as in women. The cause Of the
difference in this matter between men
and women is quite unknown, as is the
object Of the distinction; but it has one
practical bearing that may be borne in
mind The employment Of strong and
potent perfumes by women may depend
on their less acute sense Of smell; and
they would do well 20 bear in mind the
fact that odOrs and perfumes which may
be quite pleasant TO them may be almost
overpowering and decidedly unpleasant to
individuals Of the other sex.-LOndol
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
The Safety Envelope.

An invention that meets the wants Of
young ladies and others who do not wish to
have their mail opened in transit or by
friends ard relatives to whom it may be in
trusted hes just been patented and is known
as the safety envelope. 1t looks very nluch
like any other envelope except in the gum
flap, where th:re is lock stitch arrange
mcnt, two little strips Of paper passing
through slit prepared for them and fastening
under the flap 81 that any attempt to loose
the envelope by steamiuS or other known
processes will result in breaking the lock and
disclosing the burglary Globe Democrat
Interview.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01

GRANp.-''A Rag Baby Tuesday even
ing, Feb. lst.
TEMPERANCE HALL.-Thursday, Feb.
Sd. DIR. Ort's lecture on Idols"
GRAND D.-''Nordeck," Friday and Satur-
day evenings. February 18th and 5th; Mrs.
Nettie Van Sickle the leading lady.
BLACK. 's.-Augustin Daly's greatest sue
cess, "A Night on Thursday, February
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
The Gum Chewing ,Tania.

The gum chewing mania should he frowned
upon for several reasons. II excites the en-
tire glaudular system connected with ali
menation, The purpose Of the glands is clearly
established. Their products cannot be wasted
or diverted to other uses without damage
The human being is not a ruminant-a cud
chewer One class Of animals cannot adopt
the natural habits of another without suffer
ing from 50 doing-Dental Herald.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01

a good many people think that most Of
the gambling louses in Chicago are run
ION the square. - but Hendrie, the expert
clock and model maker, tells me that he is
often called in by gambling gentlemen to
make some contrivances for their use
He says he has made for certain well
known gambling shop proprietors in Chi
cago, hold out" devices for use in poker, as
well as "stripper'' attachments for faro
boxes The roulette wheels. he says, he
never heard Of being tampered wish. proba-
bly, becaaSe the odds against the player are
about as three to two, and that gets away
with his money quite fast enough Chicago
Herald
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
ON AN ICE BOAT.
A CORRESPONDENT GIVES A BIT
OF HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

Skimming Across the Ice at the Rate OF
a Mile a Minute-A Trick ON IA Passen-
ger - Travelling Faster Than the
Wind.
The Hudson river ice boats are generally
considered to be the handsomest and most
comfortable, although Madison, Wis, has
some excellent ones. But the majority OF
those here are built by the native youths for
their own use, and speed rather than beauty
or comfort is their aim. That they attain
this your correspondent can bear witness, for
| he rode from Madison TO the insane asylum
/ across lake Mendoza IA distance of fully five
| miles, i'll five minutes, and, after the first
minute out, in view of the fact that he had
| undertaken such trip, he made up his mind
that he was headed for the proper place.
There are many pleasures in ice boating,
| but sitting on the end of a plank with your
arms wrapped around a stay and the wind
| playing tag up and down your spinal column
| is not one of them. As the wind gains conf
| dence, and playfully toys with your fingers
| and toes, your enthusiasm for the sport rap
| idly dies out But then one does not often
| have to do this. As general thing he will,
| especially if a stranger, be allowed to recilne
| beneath protecting buffalo robe, while some
| pretty Madison damscl tells him fairy tales
| about the dangers of ice boating and yacht
| ing, for. be 1t known, nothing pleaseS native
| of this pretty little town more than to harrow
| up the soul of the unSlIspeCting visitor by
| narratives that will give him the impression
that he is at any moment liable to he hurled
| into eternity. But, though his cheek paled,
| your correspondent, with that gallantry for
| which ChiCagOans are noted. informed his
fair companion that in such delightful com
| pany even journey into eternity would b, a
| welcome pleasure, TO which she quickly re
| sponded: "Oh, but are You sure we would
| travel togetheri Do you think you would 90
| my wayF Then your correspondent crawl d
| out of his retirement to ask the captain If
there was anything he could do. The cap
tain evidently thought there was for he gave
the boat a sudden swerve that sent your cor
respondent tobogganing across the ice in very
much the same way that the youth had de
scended the toboggan chute soue hours be-
fore He afterward apoogized most humbiy,
and ea blamed that he was obliged 10 make
the sudden change in his course on account OF
a crack in the ice which he saw a little dis
tance ahead, but the fact that that crack was
not visible TO the naked eye is in itself sus
picious In short, it looked very much like
a put up job and the information rouchsafcd
by another Madison youth that II rs custom
ary to give strangers this unlocked for ride
did not make the explanation seem any more
plausible
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
Ladies Sewing Circle.

The lady members of the Second Luther
an church will meet this evening at the
home of their pastor, Rev. DR.. GOthwald,
195 south Center street, to spend the even
ing socially and in work under the direc-
ton of the Ladies' Furnishing society of the
church. The pastor wishes also to submit
to the ladies of his church certain new lines
of Christian activity and usefulness, and
most cordially invites every lady connected
in any way either with his church or SUI
day school to be present.